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IDSA Recommendations for Treating Visceral and Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in HIV-AIDS
Treating Visceral Leishmaniasis - Preferred Therapy:
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IDSA Recommendations ... interrupted schedule (e.g ... Leishmaniasis #Prevention #Treatment ... #management #opportunistic ... #infections #HIVAIDS
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Cytomegalovirus Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing CMV Disease:
 • CMV end-organ disease is best
IDSA Recommendations ... Infections in HIV-AIDS ... other factors (e.g ... #Treatment #management ... opportunistic #infections #HIVAIDS
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... , CMV, EBV - Influenza ... Electrodiagnostic studies - EMG ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
esp in work-up/management ... pts a CBC and CMP ... will also get an EKG ... is never a bad idea ... diagnosis #workup #criticalcare
IDSA Recommendations for Prevention and Treatment of Pneumocystis Pneumonia (PCP) in HIV-AIDS
Indications for Initiating Primary Prophylaxis:
IDSA Recommendations ... Prevention and Treatment ... count monitoring (e.g ... opportunistic #infections #HIVAIDS ... #management #pharmacology
Essential Thrombocythemia (ET)
ET is a chronic myeloproliferative neoplasm. Most cases are related to mutations that affect
• Thrombosis (e.g ... ET-associated mutation (e.g ... thrombocytosis (e.g ... PV, MDS, CML) Treatment ... #diagnosis #management
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Histoplasma Capsulatum Infections in HIV-AIDS
Indications for Initiating Primary Prophylaxis:
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IDSA Recommendations ... Infections in HIV-AIDS ... #Prevention #Treatment ... #management #opportunistic ... #infections #HIVAIDS
Subacute Thyroiditis

Also known as: de Quervain’s thyroiditis, granulomatous thyroiditis, or viral thyroiditis

What?
Postviral inflammatory process caused by
Cytomegalovirus (CMV ... and 2 • EBV • HIV ... Recovery phase Treatment ... • Aspirin (e.g., ... thyroid #diagnosis #management